Dance Gumbo provides info on upcoming and ongoing Triangle Dance Events
Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Featuring Swing, Salsa, Latin, Ballroom, Ecstatic, Waltz, Cajun, Zydeco, Contra Dance, Country Western Two Step, Kizomba, Zouk, Argentine Tango, and Couples Dancing of all kinds.
Upcoming and Ongoing dances updated weekly.
Summer Concert Series 2018 – See Page Bottom
Organizer Events – New
Aug 10- Salsa at Roots on Franklin Street– Roots, Chapel Hill (Jack Wolf)
Organizer Events – ONGOING
- Every Sunday: Salsa Social – Triangle Dance Studio, Durham (Jack Wolf)
- Every Friday: Blues Friday – Triangle Dance Studio, Durham (John Rowe)
- Every Friday: BallroomU Dance Party – BallroomU, Cary (Whitney Moon)
- Various Fridays (check) – Salsa on Franklin – Roots, Chapel Hill (Jack Wolf)
- 2nd Friday: TCD Contra Dance – Carrboro Community Center, Carrboro (Jim Tynen)
- 4th and 5th Fridays: TCD Contra Dance – Reality Center, Durham (Jim Tynen)
- 1st Saturday: Salsa, Cuban Flavored – Living Arts, Durham (Reed Colver)
- 2nd & 4th Saturday: Blues Fusion – Triangle Dance Studio, Durham (John Rowe)
Contact our volunteer organizers for corrections and additions.
- John Rowe – Swing and Blues, not West Coast johnrowe@mac.com
- Whitney Moon – Ballroom info@ballroomu.com
- Lew Shiner – Argentine Tango lew@lewisshiner.com
- Jim Tynen – Contra & Squares jim.tynen@gmail.com
- Jack Wolf – jackhwolf49@gmail.com Everything else…Latin, Zydeco, West Coast, Kizomba, Zouk, Country Western, Improv, Ecstatic
General Website Issues
- Jack Wolf – Web owner& dancing fool. Contact jackhwolf49@gmail.com or 919-590-7280 or friend Jack on Facebook
- Reed Colver – Volunteer Webmaster
Summer Concert Series 2018
- Thursdays
- Midtown Beach Series Thursdays, N. Hill Commons, Raleigh 6-9 P April 20- August 17
- Weaver Street Market, Carrboro, After Hours – Thursdays 6-8 PM Aug 2-Sept 13
- Fridays
- Durham Central Park Playlist Series Fridays 6-8 PM June 8- Aug 10
- Parkside Concerts in Cary Fridays 6-9, 4/27-6/1 Parkside Town Commons 7119 O Kelly Chapel Rd. Cary 27519
- Meadowmont First Friday Concerts First Fridays May through October, 6-9 PM, Meadowmont Village Circle, Chapel Hill
- Hillsborough Last Friday, Downtown Old Courthouse Last Fridays April through Sept. 6:30-9:30 PM
- Brightleaf Square Concerts, Various Fridays (about half, irregular, check) 7-9 PM May 11-Sept 7, Brightleaf Sq. Durham
- Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill, Fridays on the Front Porch – Fridays 5-8 PM May 4- Oct 5
- Saturdays
- Rivermill Village, Downtown Saxapahaw Saturdays May 5 – Aug 25 6-8 PM
- Southpoint Music on the Main, Cinema Circle Stage, Southpoint Mall, Saturdays 6-9 PM April 14- Sept 29
- Sundays
- Southern Village, Chapel Hill on the Green– Sundays 6-8 PM April 8- Aug 9
- Weaver Street Market Carrboro Jazz Brunch – Sundays 11-1 May 20-Oct 14
- Weaver Street Market Hillsborough Jazz Brunch– Sundays 11-1 May 20-Sept 30
- Wednesdays
- Waverly Place Cary Wind Down Wednesdays – Mostly Beach Bands- Wednesdays 6-9 PM through Aug 1